title: Mannosylated lipoarabinomannans from Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis alters the inflammatory response by bovine macrophages and suppresses killing of Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium organisms.
abstract: Analysis of the mechanisms through which pathogenic mycobacteria interfere with macrophage activation and phagosome maturation have shown that engagement of specific membrane receptors with bacterial ligands is the initiating event. Mannosylated lipoarabinomannan (Man-LAM) has been identified as one of the ligands that modulates macrophage function. We evaluated the effects of Man-LAM derived from Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) on bovine macrophages. Man-LAM induced a rapid and prolonged expression of IL-10 message as well as transient expression of TNF-α. Preincubation with Man-LAM for up to 16 h did not suppress expression of IL-12 in response to interferon-γ. Evaluation of the effect of Man-LAM on phagosome acidification, phagosome maturation, and killing of Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium (MAA) showed that preincubation of macrophages with Man-LAM before addition of MAA inhibited phagosome acidification, phagolysosome fusion, and reduced killing. Analysis of signaling pathways provided indirect evidence that inhibition of killing was associated with activation of the MAPK-p38 signaling pathway but not the pathway involved in regulation of expression of IL-10. These results support the hypothesis that MAP Man-LAM is one of the virulence factors facilitating survival of MAP in macrophages.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America.
authors.forename: Cleverson
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Torsten M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Eckstein
authors.forename: Srinand
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sreevatsan
authors.forename: Douglas J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000378:metabolism; D018664:Interleukin-12 / Q000378:metabolism; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D016927:Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology; D010588:Phagosomes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D037521:Virulence Factors; C050016:lipoarabinomannan; D016753:Interleukin-10; D018664:Interleukin-12